Friday, May 28, 2010

PT

Bug had physical therapy last night. We did massage and stretching, under water treadmill, and of course Bug’s favorite, swimming!

Cathy thought Bug’s back and hips felt great. Hooray! She also commented that he is moving much looser when he gaits. Yes! I know that Kerry, the handler, has noticed this, too. Hopefully the judges next week will like what they see.

We have increased the length of time Bug is on/in the UWTM and the number of laps he is doing. While Bug hates swimming, the itern commented that he is one of the strongest swimmers she has seen at Sterling. He is much less stressed while doing it (and I have some video from last night to prove it). I will post it later.

Bug’s coat is coming in and is feeling quite plush. Both Cathy and the intern commented on it, so outside sources have confirmed he has more coat. Yay!! The only thing I am left hoping is that I can get away with not doing his nails again before this show. Paws are crossed. Cathy is helping me work on Bug’s foot aversion, touching his feet while the dremel is in the room (gasp). I have been working on touching his feet at home, but I don’t feel like we are really getting anywhere. Time will tell.

3 comments:

Yea Bug, how cool, lately it sure seems all the news has been good-that is so fantastic! Good job on keeping on the nails training, things that take a long time like that are HARD to just keep chipping away with, I personally wish everything could have a quick fix, hahahaha, well, maybe not but it sure would be fun if it was all easier with things like getting dogs to like getting their nails done.

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Ike

Silvermist Icebreaker NAC, CL1-R CL1-H (CGC TDI)

Ike is the first dog that is purely my own. We have overcome some big hurdles with his fear of people (how can you avoid them!) and continue to work on building our confidence in the sport of agility. Ike takes life at a much slower speed than I do, which is a challenge. My goal for our partnership is to figure out a sport or joint activity that Ike and I can enjoy equally and excel at together. This would be in addition to Ike's #1 sport, lounging on the couch; which I don't really enjoy or excel at.

Carmen

Carmen is a 9 yo salt-n-pepper Miniature Schnauzer from the same breeder as Ike. I started working with Carmen in the winter of '08 after my DH told me we could not get another dog until the end of 2008 (enter Bug 5/08). Little did I know how much joy she would take in agility and what a spitfire she would be. We are having a ton of fun working together. Unfortunately, Carmen was diagnosed with PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) in 10/08 and has been retired as her vision continues to change.

Bug (Honor)

CH Visions Cornerstone Dream On (CGC) TN-N

Bug (fka Honor) is a 5 year old CWC. He is a blue merle with tan points, a LOVELY temperament and a great work ethic. He finished his AKC championship 7/3/2010. Bug is looking forward to playing in Rally Obedience and tracking/Noseworks.